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Engineering Wildfire Resilient Houses

UC Davis professor Michele Barbato and his students are engineering earth blocks that can withstand natural disasters such as wildfires, which are a continual threat across California and the Western U.S. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 37404]

Sep 08, 2021•2 min

Urchin Ranching

Scientists at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory are conducting "urchin ranching" trials as a creative solution to purple urchin overpopulation, which has contributed to the crashing of the bull kelp forest in California. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36769]

Jan 28, 2021•2 min

Can Science Save California Citrus From Greening Disease?

California produces 80 percent of the nation’s fresh citrus, but a disease called Huanglongbing or HLB, is threatening Central Valley groves. Citrus Greening disease, transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has decimated groves in Asia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Florida, and is now spreading in California. UC Davis researchers are working to slow down the disease, as well as searching for solutions to protect citrus from the disease. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36755]

Jan 26, 2021•4 min

Microplastics Impacting Lake Tahoe

Research at Lake Tahoe is finding microplastics in one of world’s clearest lakes. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center Staff Researcher, Katie Senft, is studying how microplastics are impacting the beaches along the shoreline of Lake Tahoe. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 36768]

Jan 23, 2021•1 min

Perspectives on a Post-COVID-19 Economy – Emerging Issues in Supply Chain and Operations

Supply chain and logistics experts and UC Davis alumni Damien Caton MBA 09 and Peter Barrick MBA 16 join Professor of Management Rachel Chen to discuss production scaling, changing consumer behavior, and more. They discuss the need to adapt on the fly in the COVID-19 business environment, making creative decisions and thoughts on not sinking back into the same ways after the pandemic. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [Business] [Show ID: 36...

Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 29 min

Perspectives on a Post-COVID-19 Economy – Leadership in Crisis

How will business leaders deal with the emerging economy that has been ravaged by a significant decline in consumption, increase in business failures, and unpredictable swings in market value? The post-COVID-19 economy is a global challenge that has real impacts on companies that struggle to survive and on others that look to take advantage of new opportunities that arise from these dynamic times. Hear from top executives about the challenges and opportunities that leaders from different sectors...

Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 18 min

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